KYLE TOUCHER from DR. KNOW Reacts to LOVEBITES!

[@Ruisu-San]

They are pure talent guy, not manufactured.

[@BulletProofSoul1029]

Lovebites recently played a fan appreciation show thats stripped down in a small club (show in black dresses) and also any song on the "Live From Abyss" studio session DVD (recommend "Scream For Me") shows they don't need a big production. If Kyle were ever to return I recommend playing a performance from one of those. Also, maybe providing some background on these members like Haruna and Miho brsnching off from a successful band ro form Lovebites, Miyako being a classically trained pianist since age 4 then being self taught on guitar at 18, Midori also being a late bloomer on guitar starting around 20, Fami being a bass prodigy with her own channel with hundreds of thousands followers at 16 before joining, and Asami's history as an R&B singer before Lovebites. Theres nothing manufactured and it hasn't been an easy road for Lovebites. You can still find videos of them playing small clubs and festivals as they slowly grew a following. Its not even like they're flowing in cash now, Miyako recently did a video where wanted a limited Gibson Flying V but had anxiety over getting approved for financing (she got it). The point being, there's nothing manufactured about Lovebites, they're all a bunch of elite musicans who happen to be kindred spirits that love playing metal. Same can also be said for Nemophila.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

I know it is easy for a Westerner to think as Kyle does - that a Japanese band that consists of five elite level women, all in the same band is hard to imagine as being real, especially knowing the history of Baby Metal's formation. I mean LOVEBITES is unbelievable when you think about how good they are and how rare that is to see in the West. But Joel, make sure your guests know that LOVEBITES is 100% organic. Lovebites was put together by the band members themselves - specifically Miho and Haruna. The two of them met while playing in a former band named Destrose. Once that band broke up, Miho asked Haruna to join her in forming a new band. They recruited Midori and Miyako who they were previously acquainted with and then added Asami after she auditioned for the band. The five of them spent several years building up a name for themselves, playing in small venues until they grew larger and larger to what you see now. It truly is an amazing story of talent and determination to be the best there is - very similar to Iron Maiden.

[@allenhuling598]

Great comment, Chad!!🤘

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Thanks@@allenhuling598

[@katafalkk]

Entièrement d'accord !@@allenhuling598

[@BlazinNSoul]

100% agree here!! Thank you for mentioning Destrose family tree here. Captain Mina doesn't get the credit she deserves. For not only being among Japan's brilliant female guitartsts & a gifted song writer but in helping so many of them get their start. Lovebites, Nemophila, Mary's Blood, Mardelas, Aldious, all being former members. Babymetal should be given credit for their approach into no mans land & brecking the 4th Metal wall. Personally, i think they have grown into their own now. However, it is important that guests understand that Japan's metal scene in fact is quit diverse and not all comes from an Idol backgrounds. Yes, Band-Maid does have some with Miku having been an Idol herself as an exampe. However, she eventually felt that path was a dead end & thankfully got out. Even Koba-Metal was smart enough to realize Su-Metal's talents would have been wasted as an idol. However, dont assume that meant things were easy. Miku spent years getting Band-Maid off the ground. Having her idol connections helped get them a contract. However, they nearly broke up on a few occasions like many bands. Almost were dropped by their label. They struggled for years just to find an auidence and then Thrill happened & Babymetal blew up & the J-Metal Industry was turned on it's head. I discovered Band-Maid through Babymetal's Mikio Fujioka. Which had appeared in a photo op with Band-Maid drummer Akane. They apparently had been friends for some time and so discovering them started my journey into the vast amazing world of Japanese Metal. I would be curious how guests might now react to someone like X-Japan. Without context i fell might be just as misinformed as this guest was. :/

[@allenhuling598]

Always appreciate when you show your guests Lovebites!! Keep up the good work, Joel!🤘

[@flacchecker8264]

Got' em . A guy that's been working around the center of entertainment (Hollywood) was taken back by the professionalism of these bands. Thank you Joel for getting eyes within the westen industry to discover truly something special coming out of japan. JROCK we got to have something to enjoy as the legacy bands retire.

[@asicdathens]

Lovebites was created by 2 real metalheads. Haruna and Miho

[@reddnizz2231]

The Little Big Engine & Natural Born Headbanger... 🤘🤘🐺🐺🤘🤘

[@skoob-kq7ms]

Both Miyako and Midori played in metalcore bands before joings Lovebiters..

[@ledzepgirlnmful]

Lovebites certainly Aren't Manufactured !!!

[@timbrown6629]

I'm glad you had Kyle Toucher on. He's been a personal favorite of mine for ages.

[@1970Phoenix]

Kyle used a lot of words to basically say that LOVEBITES are really, really good.

[@1970Phoenix]

@@POWER-LINKS I think Kyle was simply asking, rather than implying. I think he was very surprised just how good LOVEBITES were. The only popular Japanese metal "band" that is manufactured (that I'm aware of) is Baby Metal. But I agree that Joel should give his guests a bit more background, preferably before they see the video so they don't come into it completly blind.

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

@@1970Phoenix Yes, he was asking. It is quite mind boggling and confusing getting into Asian music industry. So much is idols and other managed stuff. Like Babymetal. Don't get me wrong. Babymetal is good, but it is managed. The girls do almost nothing of song writing and arrangements. So, the question is a natural one when you see this marvel. Have they done that themselves? And yes, they have. And that answer is even more mind boggling.

[@JanneBernards]

@@POWER-LINKS No need to be so touchy. He was just asking and it's really not a weird question considering the vast amount of the all female bands with tight marketing and gimmicky outfits from Japan are actually just that. Starting with the most famous one in Babymetal.

[@TheCyberMantis]

I was suspicious too, when I first found them. Because they are actually TOO good. But the more I learned about them, the more everything started making sense. Lovebites is managed to some extent. They are not totally organic, and they do not operate on their own. But there is nothing wrong with that. The results speak for themselves. They are loved and respected around the world.

[@POWER-LINKS]

@@JanneBernards Too funny.

[@mmcpa]

Nice you bring in others in the industry to introduce them to Lovebites. I get his question. Blackpink for instance is fully managed and created, whereas Lovebites do it all on their own. It's actually a great question to ask.

[@obud3777]

Lovebites is a real metal band founded by former Destrose members Miho and Haruna, nothing is fake about them! The guitarists Midori and Miyako come from metalcore bands.

[@outwest1014]

The Rock/Metal bands are organic. I'm not aware of a Rock/Metal band that is corporate created, other than Babymetal. Joel, your friend is putting western music standards onto Japanese music industry. Best source as to how the Japanese Rock/Metal world works is Marty Friedman's 2 Part interview on JRock News.

[@timbrown6629]

They sound really good, and her voice is amazing.

[@greygreen5610]

a lot of the great bands from yesteryear had people in them classically trained. because of the technical nature of the music rock comes pretty easy to them as does composing. the lady who plays the piano proves this point. look at how proficient she is on guitar and didn't start playing it until she was 18. people play all their lives and never get anyway near her standard

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Great reaction. Kyle had some good compliments to say, especially about Miyako.

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

No, Lovebites is not a managed thing. They do it all by themselves when it comes to arrangements. The lasers and so on is probably produced by a separate group. But the music is them. I know that they had some help in the beginning with song writing. But today, it is all theirs. And regarding backing track. This is 99% live. They do have backing tracks. Not for this song though, I would assume. It is enough "noise" as it is. There might be some piano or synth stuff and occasionally layering of singing in some songs. But, mostly it is live.

[@outwest1014]

Mao, the 6th member works with all the members, except Miyako, on their song ideas. Miyako writes and arranges all her songs. Asami is the main lyricist.

[@christiancouvidou4777]

@@outwest1014 Dystopia Symphony & No Time to Hesitate, Music Miyako, Arrgts Lovebites, Miyako...and Mao🤘🐺🤘

[@TheCyberMantis]

Lovebites is a little bit of both. They are partly organic, but also managed to some extent. Lovebites is a pretty big team effort. We don't get to see everything that goes on behind the scenes, but I know there is a lot going on. Kyle recognized it right away. He knows what it takes to operate at this level.

[@MaartenT]

Mao wrote half of their songs though and seems to be involved a lot in their music in general, I would say they are a bit of both. And I think he mostly means how they came together, which I don't know as a casual fan, I assume some of the Wolfpack knows about that? I know Miho and Haruna came out of Destrose, but I don't know how they met the others, especially Asami. Also I know enough about other Japanese bands nowadays to know that there is a good chance they are either fully manufactured (eg. Lonesome_Blue and possibly East Of Eden, not talking about the groups in J-Pop or the Idols) or partially manufactured/managed (I love both bands, but Nemophila who basically use a writer for most of their stuff, or Band-Maid who have a somewhat dubious background story and Saiki was certainly brought in by management + they did use writers in the past), but they can also be fully independent/unmanaged at first (Unlucky Morpheus are still independent and there are a bunch of bands that originally started from school clubs). So it depends how you see "managed", most of them are not like the J-Pop/K-Pop groups, but they are also not like some of the Western bands who basically do everything themselves (Japan has these as well, but seems a bit more managed overall from my point of view). So I have a feeling Lovebites is in the middle catagory, nothing wrong with that either. I was pretty negative on bands not writing their own music when I started getting into these Japanese bands, but I don't think it's that big of a deal any more. There is no way that bands like Lovebites, Nemophila and Band-Maid as well when they got pre-written music don't add their own touches to it both musically and in production. Honestly, while I personally prefer less produced music, there is some really good very produced music in the Japanese music industry. I am typically not a fan of pop, but I do enjoy Zutomayo (J-Pop/Pop Rock) and Atarashii Gakko (J-Pop/close to Idol/Dance group) as well and while both of them had a more independent (Zutomayo) or schooltype backstory (Atarashii Gakko), they are very managed nowadays and that's ok.

[@MaartenT]

@@outwest1014 Mao is credited for arrangements as well at least on most of the tracks of their latest album, but I am pretty sure on most of their music and is credited as (co-)writer on half of their songs. He has writing credits on 6 of the tracks of Judgment Day and 3 of them have him as the only writer, I think he does way more than most people think he does. Not to discredit the band at all, I think they are really good at what they do and I am sure they have plenty of input as Victor and Mao seem to respect them a lot, but I was surprised when I checked the credits on the albums a while ago with how much Mao is credited on.

[@terry2276]

Thank you Joel..I’ve started to understand the unimaginable reality of LOVEBITES might have caused his comments…no wonder…Love LOVEBITES!

[@garykeeling2275]

Many of the Japanese rock and metal bands formed organically. Lovebites and Band-Maid formed completely organically, along with several other acts. Babymetal and Ladybaby were completely corporate (though I think later incarnations of Ladybaby may have been less so). Nemophila is hybrid of corporate and organic, as they were originally conceived as a Mayu solo project, and her management or label found the other members as session musicians, but once they started working together, they decided to form a whole band on their own.

[@ghosface353]

Ladybaby did have auditions for generation 4. But then you have an idol group like Maze, that changed label and had to change name, but all members are the same as Miscast, so that feels a lot more organic. But they do get help from Visual kei veterans on their songs, but usually different memembers on each song. It was interesting that East of Eden also get help on their music from Mao, and they get help from others to write lyrics, but they are still credit on music and arrangement. But that is how most music works. Like Bring Me The Horizon get currently a lot of help from different producers on their new music.

[@garykeeling2275]

@@ghosface353 Mao and Asami (Lovebites) also did some writing for Lonesome Blue.

[@СанатТокушев-б4с]

Asami power vocals 🎤💯🔥

[@whirled_peace]

LOVEBITES - Stand And Deliver lyrics: Bet the time you got in this game ! Bet the time you got in this game ! You ready ? You ready ? Let the night go deeper than now ! Let the night go deeper than now ! You see ? You see ? Scream until you break and rip out your heart Forget about everything that is just in your way Stand and deliver 'cause nothing's satisfying Stand and deliver and shoot'em down Stand and deliver 'cause nothing's satisfying Stand and deliver and shoot'em down This is it, take all in your hand This is it, take all in your hand You ready ? You ready ? This, for me, is never enough This, for me, is never enough You see ? You see ? Feel the shade that lays deep down in your soul Already know the craziness hiding under that face Stand and deliver 'cause nothing's satisfying Stand and deliver and shoot'em down Stand and deliver 'cause nothing's satisfying Stand and deliver and shoot'em down We will bring something new to this world Speeding it up and we won't end Bet the time you got in this game ! Bet the time you got in this game ! You ready ? You ready ? Let the night go deeper than now ! Let the night go deeper than now ! You see ? You see ? Scream until you break and rip out your heart Forget about everything that is just in your way Stand and deliver 'cause nothing's satisfying Stand and deliver and shoot'em down Stand and deliver 'cause nothing's satisfying Stand and deliver and shoot'em down ----- lyrics: asami music: asami & miyako arrangement: LOVEBITES & miyako album: Judgement Day 02/22/2023

[@pinoypower69]

🤘🏽LOVEBITES RULES🤘🏽

[@TheCornellJunkie]

Talent is talent. Manufactured or not

[@terry2276]

Great simple comment!

[@johnpaul4784]

Joel asks his guests for reactions on the value of the groups and there he talks to us about costumes, production and the fact of knowing if it is a group created by money factories. He could have given an opinion on their talent because say, once, of Lovebites that they are gifted does not seem enough to me. Because these young women are not only very, very, very talented but they form, for me, the best group in the history of metal. And to drive the point home, the best twin guitars. And in this comment not a word about it...

[@noelle3551]

Joel, it's great you are putting Lovebites on the map through your friends, etc, as no one else is doing it. However, as I was listening to Kyle, I think you are in a great position to fill in the gaps with your guest about the points he raised ie whether lovebites are manufactured or it is because of their own skill and dedication. Also, a bit of info on each of the individual's backgrounds. By looking at the comments, it seems the fans need to clarify this with Kyle and it would be great if you could do this on their behalf! As always great show! 🤟🐺😎

[@allenhuling598]

Great comment, Noelle, thanks for saying what many of us are thinking!!🤘

[@northof4912]

You’re just noticing now that he mails it in….

[@terry2276]

Every time for LOVEBITES, I am thankful to your gerat intruduction to the great guys in the music industry! I hope you respond immediate to the guest's questions on some LOVEBITES basics.Hope this helps! 1) LOVEBITES has started from two young females (original bassist MIHO and drummer Haruna) from their strong “BELIEF” that female can create and perform heavy metal that are dominated by males. So this is definitely NOT a band that was created by some music company who thinks female metal band is a great sell and can make money. NONO 2) Organic..They write lyrics, compose, arrange and perform. There would be NO other organic operation in the music world! 3) The lead singer ASAMI used to be a ballerina and had some R&B experience.She writes most of the lyrics and does some composition. She is a very positive minded person, and that is clearly reflected on her lyrics. 4) One of the guitarists Miyako(black long hair) used to play classic piano and has started guitar when she was around 18 years old as she wanted to try other musical instrument. She composes and arranges. Her piano on stage is classic panist level, without any question. 5) The other lead guitarist Midori is a top graduate of ESP's music school. She composes and arrange.The ultimate shredder! 6) The new bassist Fami was very famous in her bass play in her high school, and has joined LOVEBITES from the last year. She also composes, but for LOVEBITES not yet. 7) The drummer Harina is, as I mentioned, one of the founder and keeps 16 beat all across near 2 hour concert. 8) Backing track; Yes they use backing track ONLY for the part that does NOT exist on stage and is necessary. That means there is NO singing, guitar, bass nor drumming backing track. The backing track is mostly for the keyboards. So what they perform on stage in singing and on the intruments are directly reflected on the sounds to our ears thru amplifier etc. 9) Japanese audiences; They love to be some part of the music in concerts and try to suport the performers on site as their good tradition, though I admit Asami is a perfect "stage general", for whom I am willingly tonfollow any commands from her, LOL Love LOVEBITES! Anybody, please feel free to addthing you feel like!!

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

Hey Joel, LOVEBITES are a real band founded by ex-bassist Miho und drummer Haruna. Both found the other members (or already knew them from the scene) and put the band together. They write their own music (sometimes with co-writer Mao). The arrangements of their songs is all done by themselves. Miyako is a world class talent in composing and arranging music. Asami the singer writes the lyrics. Also especially Miyako is quite a sound-nerd. She modifies some of her guitars by herself and is very adventurous in putting her gear together. The overall sound that they create is heavily influenced by themselves. By the way, Miyako also produced and recorded her piano solo EP all by herself … Please give your guests these informations when they doubt the authenticity of LOVEBITES! P.S. LOVEBITES already have the recognition of famous bands and musicians in their genre. And they will play at some of the largest and most established metal festivals (up to 60k spectators) in Europe next year, partially on main stage.

[@gatograto]

Right on!!!

[@danw6048]

Just had to tell him that the song was composed by the guitarist, Miyako, and the vocalist, Asami, with lyrics by Asami. To me, no matter how a band starts (Lovebites formation was not unusual for known musicians from prior bands), if a band writes their own music, they are as organic as it gets.

[@ChuckJansenII]

Everything about Lovebites was put together by the girls. They came up with the idea to wear the dresses because they consider themselves ladies and the dresses are white so they are easier to see on stage since the girls are around 5' tall. Miyako was the tallest at 5'3" (?) until new bassist Fami came along and she seems to be about 5'6". Haruna (drums) is the shortest at 4'9" I believe. They do get input from Mao, former Light Bringer Keyboard player who does co-write some of the music with either Miho (founder, ex-Bass) and now Asami (vocals). They are a live band but do use some piano and keyboard backing tracks when Miyako is playing guitar with Midori. Same with Band-Maid. Miku made up the whole maid concept. I think in Japan most of the hard rock and metal bands are organic. For instance, with Band-Maid, Miku was with a label. She wrote out the made concept, presented it to the label and they told her to run with it. They placed ads but she found Mincho, Mincho worked with Gorilla who had a ninja maid assassin bass player in her music school. I'm thinking Saiki answered a later ad when it was decided Miku's voice didn't have enough oomf. For the first few album, Band-Maid did not write their own songs. Kanami kept writing with encouragement for Saiki despite our Mincho being constantly rejected. Eventually the label got smart and let Band-Maid write their own songs. The only group I know that was not a product of the girls is Babymetal. They were manufactured by Kobametal. J-Pop idol groups might be more manufactured and that means more managed. But groups like Lovebites have a lot of creative control over music, costumes and their own gear. Not only that, all of these bands are as hard working as any musicians I have ever seen. Maybe even more so. That's how they reach such heights becoming world class musicians and performers. I have seen Miyako practice. She was trying to learn The Camping Song on piano. La Campanella by Franz Liszt requires a big hand and Miyako has small hands. Her reach was a problem. Watching her overcome her small hands as she missed notes, hit wrong notes and generally messed up over and over until she could play it slow. Then she would work on speed. Mistakes and missed notes. She kept at it until she was hitting all the notes. Each run through she would perfect then speed up. There is a reason why these girls are so damned good. So damned extraordinary.

[@jefffromchicago6321]

Great info! Actually Saiki was already signed to Miku's agency. Either the music division - Platinum Passport or the parent company - Platinum Production, as she had acting training. Miku was listening to demo tapes. I like to believe that YUI MIZUNO came up with the concepts for both Sakura Gakuin and BABYMETAL because she really wanted to be a Karen Girl. Probably not true but I can cite vague circumstancial evidence that makes it slightly plausible.

[@ChuckJansenII]

@@jefffromchicago6321 Thank you for the info on Saiki. Still like how Pigeon withheld info about maid uniforms from Saiki until she agreed to join. As 'Psycho' puts it, "This is how I was deceived by a Pigeon." They have a friendly rivalry they play off of. But they are great friends. Miku loves horses and Saiki loves betting. They attend horse races together. I do believe Miku owns a race horse and would like to ride it in a race. Can you see a Pigeon riding a horse in race to victory? Kobametal put the idea of Babymetal together and built it around Su. When Yui and Moa joined Sakura Gakuin and said they wanted to do Heavy Metal he had his trio. What I would like to know is if Su, Yui and Moa had any input into the costumes or not. Yes, Yui was a huge fan girl of Su and Karen's Girls. Yui and Moa were in another sub unit called Twinklestars part of Baton Club.

[@gt1man931]

LBs is an organic band. It is common in Japan to have conglomerate ran factory shows invented and decided upon by committees. It is why I can't stomach babymetal because that is exactly what that show is, it is a show and has nothing to do with the philosophy of a band or bandmates or anything of the kind. It did one thing though, got the western world looking east to find out what great bands are actually doing and playing in Japan.

[@motley22crue]

Relax people.... Joel is just a guy showing his buddies music he likes.... he's not band management, nor band historian, nor band promoter... if his guests enjoy the band enough they will do their own research. I agree with having a bit more dialogue at the end or even a short pause in the middle to ask "how is it so far?".

[@DocOfRock-p4j]

considering the fact that miho formed LOVEBITES after her stint with haruna in DESTROSE - and haruna almost quit the business -then they found miyako and midori with asami being the final piece after auditions - i would think that corporate influence had nothing to do with the formation of the band. and on top of that miyako - at first known as mi-ya - was only a guest musician at the start and then became a permanent member. their destinies aligned - the perfect metal storm

[@terani_ya]

This was another interesting video. Thank you. It is not only in Japan that there is some kind of major-label management, unless you are an indie. Since the days of the Beatles and the Beach Boys, the work of business 'adults' Epstein and Murry Wilson outside the band members has enabled them to release records and bring their music to a wider audience. So if you bring in the concept of 'organic' with regard to commercial music, you might want to think about applying it to music outside of Japan.

[@Greg-om2hb]

Tell Kyle that California is not far from Japan. He might learn some interesting things if he took some time to look for answers to the questions he raises. The short answers are: Japan still provides musical education to its children; Japanese culture emphasizes making the effort to do things right; the Japanese music industry is quite lucrative, with many live music venues, and people still buying expensive CDS/DVDs/BluRays; and these ladies work very hard to master their instruments.

[@ChrisPage68]

Not far - as in several thousand miles away.

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

it is not possible to catch the greatness of this band by listening to/watching them once. "the girl with the les paul is their main composer and also a world class pianoplayer. the band is organic, founded by the metalheads haruna and miho (drummer and bassplayer). they all are surely determined perfectionists. recording, mixing and mastering of their albums, EPs and bluerays was done by finvox studios helsinki, who already worked for stratovarius, children of bodom, amorphis, nightwish and many more. I guess they´ll have a few people for all the non-musician stuff. for me this band has no peer. stick with them.

[@allenhuling598]

Great comment and info for the uninformed!!🤘

[@gitterich]

Lovebites is no more manufactured than the Beatles or Stones were back then. Tokyo is an area with 36,000,000 inhabitants and has an incredibly large underground music scene including many thousands of women who have had lessons on instruments since childhood. From such a mass of above-average musicians, such talents emerge in large numbers. It is similar in Japan with the musicians as it is in Brazil with the soccer players.

[@christiancouvidou4777]

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[@danwhite9644]

Miho and Haruna formed Love bites. They used to both be in the band destrose. Which I liked a lot Miho is now in the band chaos control. So they're very much a real band . Do you want to react to kind of an underrated band out of Japan all female you need to check out Trident my favorite song is cry out . They are a three-piece

[@boyzyu]

Joel, Lovebites is 100% organic in terms of how they were formed and the music they play. The band was founded by ex-Destrose members Miho and Haruna, and they in turn found the other members. They're certainly NOT "manufactured" like another group we know that starts with B.

[@tonygriffin_]

The Beatles? 🤣

[@allenhuling598]

Well said!!🤘

[@TheCornellJunkie]

Love your Artists yes. Don't bash others. But if you must ... have some balls! Who? BTW manufactured or not, are you entertained? ...if you are... who gives a fidget.

[@boyzyu]

@@TheCornellJunkie How am I bashing others if I didn't name the band ?? So tell me which band that starts with "B" am I referring to here ? Go somewhere else with your sanctimonious crap !

[@northof4912]

@@boyzyu. Hey look! There’s FG-Bo getting in another scrap! Hey, if you weren’t so obsessed by just one band, you might know the lyrics “it’s not me it’s you!” 😂😅

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

Fami Fami Fami!

[@paulread4886]

WTF man . Why didn't you tell him it was organic ,put together by Miho. ? You let the girls down here. Why ????

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Maybe Joel didn't know how they were formed? If he did know, he should have said so.

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

They don’t have to put their money into girls, cars, alcohol and drugs like some of the (famous) male musicians in Rock and Metal. So there is more left for stage production 😉

[@TheCyberMantis]

LoL! They do like their designer clothes and fancy food tho! And trips to the beauty salon! ☺

[@guitarzen5999]

​@TheCyberMantis And in the case of Miyako, her guitars (Gibson's) and other gear😂

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@guitarzen5999 No doubt! Miyako has expensive tastes. She deserves it tho, she works hard practicing and writing music. The whole band works really hard. They all deserve the finer things in life. Best wishes to them!

[@dymyavalor6135]

It is easy to imagine what this man felt. Because anyone who understands music and has the relevant knowledge and experience, meeting with Lovebites, has been through something similar. Shock, then disbelief and doubt that such a thing is possible, and finally acceptance and admiration. Judging by this video, the second part of Knockin' at Heaven's Gate will be the same quality as the first. And I do not know a better live release, in the rock and metal genre, than Knockin' at Heaven's Gate. And not only in terms of content (music and performance), but also in terms of sound, light, camera work, and installation. I've watched this blu-ray many times already, but it still amazes me every time. It's unbelievable how good he is. I must say that in terms of expression and emotions, it is similar to Battle in the East 2018, but otherwise it is the next level. From a musical point of view, is very good blu-ray Dream Theater. Lovebites are close to them, but have already bypassed them in terms of entertainment. I've come across several blu-ray Babymetal (there are about twenty of them in total), but there's nothing to look at, it's not interesting at all. Almost all the time they show three dancing and singing girls and very rarely musicians.

[@BlazinNSoul]

I guess it depends on what you classify as musician? Ozzy doesn’t play an instrument other then a Harmonica. Does that make him any less of a musician? Su-Metal actually plays the piano. Moa has played guitar for years. It's their management that choices not to focus on that aspect. Ladies are just as professional as any artist or musician touring today. The fact you say just see three dacing and singing ladies is kinda an insult as a lot of artists fit that description. I wasn't gifted with any musical talent as i am just a sound engineer but i am still a professional in my field. Ladies didn't last for 13 years without having something to offer here either. Singing and dancing is beyond my talent. I can do neither and i definitely cannot do it at the level they do & still be standing while still managing to put out an amazing vocal performance. If you think that is so f*** easy you try it once. Not trying to be an ass here but this just rubbed me the wrong way. :/

[@dymyavalor6135]

@@BlazinNSoul Well, if the Black Sabbath concert release showed only Ozzy singing and sometimes playing the harmonica, and did not show the guitarist, bass and drums, I would not be interested either. I will say more, in this case, I would choose Babymetal from these two.) But at the same time, even if Su-Metal and Moa were the best guitarists and pianists in the world, it would not add to my interest in their singing and dancing. Sorry.

[@BlazinNSoul]

@@dymyavalor6135 It's important to note here, while Kami Band is an important part of Babymetal's success in the beginning. It is foolish to believe they alone are the reason for it. I get the impression you feel the band doesn't or hasn't gotten enough recognition. Well then, you haven't been following the band much. BOH from Kami East was recently married. Taka is touring with a big Chinese artist & Hideki is touring with a huge Japanese rock band. Takayoshi Ohmura has been experiencing some health issues, unfortunately. There are reasons why they haven't been as visible lately. As much as i respect the Kami band. These ladies have done their due diligence as well. Furthermore, The Kami Band didn't appear until 2012 for LEGEND. A full 2 f**** years or so after Babymetal was formed, so context is important here. _______________________________________________ It wasn't until the "2013 Babymetal Death Match Tour." Which were 4 shows in Tokyo and Osaka. Which was to prepare for bigger shows along with Budokan, and the 2014 World Tour. In which Kami became a permanent addition at that time. Keep in mind Kami West swaps out with Kami East on rotation. Whenever their other commitments & schedule allow for it. Su-Metal & Moa have been their since day f*** one with no rotations, obviously!! So that gives you an idea of their commitment to the band here. They have been going non stop since January and only just finished their European tour a week ago. Kami is only one half of the coin here with all due respect!!! Without Su-Metal, Moa-Metal & now Momoko Metal, there would have been no Babymetal period end of story. _________________________________________________ In closing I think your real issue here however is that singers aren't musicians. You actually bring up an interesting conversation for debate here. The negative perception of singers as poor musicians. I think holds back so many artists from doing their best work. It keeps many of them from setting a high bar for themselves. For the attainment of musicianship skills that could help them collaborate and create more efficiently and with deeper understanding. Su-metal not only taught herself English in two years. She has writing credits now with Devine Attack and is taking more responsibility every day. She already has the musical background & training obviously. Not to mention being a gifted vocalist. I just think Amuze needs to allow Koba for them to spread their wings. Well we will have to agree to disagree I guess. Ladies have more then proven themselves at this point. 🤘🦊

[@FURIOSA175]

Do you like it or dislike it? it's a person's personal feelings cannot be forced However...care must be taken when handling LOVEBITES Because another KZbinr stopped Midori's solo twice. he was harshly criticized for There were many times more comments than usual (T T) Please keep doing a good job!

[@marks5451]

🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@VRsMagic]

🤟🏻🔥🐺

[@alastairmcintyre4752]

This was your big chance to educate Kyle , both about the band and Japanese rock and metal , and you blew it ! 🤣

[@hoges412]

C'mon Joel, let's do a bit of research mate! Your guest is knowledgeable & articulate, just not familiar with the J-rock industry and culture. You could have refuted the suggestion that Lovebites was an industry produced band, when in fact they're quite organic and were assembled by the foresight and talent scouting of Miho and Haruna. Ditto for Band-Maid, even if their early material was written for them. The genius of Miku put that concept together. Please take this as constructive criticism, we honestly won't mind a longer post song interview if you can enlighten your guests on some background of the bands you're showing them. I'm sure at least Kyle would appreciate it.

[@morganolsson1993]

I thought the same! I thought he should know enough to tell that Lovebites is genuine and that they are not produced by anyone. It really annoyed me that Kyle didnt get any answers about anything he said. If somebody shows others a band over and over again, I suppose he should know anything about them and put up some kind of dialogue!?

[@itsme-tw8nq]

@@morganolsson1993 Maybe he just does not care and it is all just about the views really?

[@morganolsson1993]

@@itsme-tw8nq Yes, that is really a question worth asking! And it feels like that. His videos are always very fast ending after the songs. Barely any discusions at all. When the guest said two sentences, he says "have you heard about xxxx"...then its over. Every time

[@fab1901]

Thank you for always introducing LOVEBITES to various people involved. I am confident that even the guests who were skeptical about Japanese bands on this channel will turn into positive comments in 2024. However, I am always disappointed by closed perceptions!

[@billyboyles]

Originally Organic..... They came together as individuals ,not created by an outside agency. they dress like that because girls were supposed to dress up pretty and play sweet songs. Their costumes are basically a fuck you to the guys that would say that to them. They are Lovebites and they play heavy Metal

[@Imahermit666]

This is the second time I know of that Joel let silly questions slide by without a word. The first was that goofy food critic a few months ago who couldn't hear the difference between guitar sounds and bass sounds. The guy who complained about backing tracks and backing musicians, things that have been used since the '60s. If he has read even 10% of the comments he should know that Lovebites are not a corporate horse meant to be ridden until dead.

[@billb.5183]

You have to have the knowledge to spread the knowledge. Outside of liking their music, I don't think he really goes out of his way to know much about these bands.

[@katafalkk]

NO Joel !!! You can't say "a little of both" to your guest's question about whether this is a "manufactured" band with production "composing" behind them!!!! The Lovebites compose, write the lyrics (Asami) and arrange ALL their songs themselves! There's also a co-composer (Mao) who wrote half the music with Miho (founding bassist who's been gone for 3 years...) and who now writes with Asami (singer)... the other musical part is done by Miyako (one of the guitarists / pianist) who composes ALONE! So... as long as you've been reacting to LB, you should know all about it! Please don't imply such things...

[@boyzyu]

Well said !

[@billb.5183]

He seems to know some basic stuff about these bands (Their names, etc...), but I don't think he really goes out of his way to dig any deeper than that. He could have just told the truth and said "I don't really know."

[@itsme-tw8nq]

lol, you know enough about Lovebites to have shed some history on the band instead of what it sounded like this dude equating them to say i.e Babymetal.

[@gitterich]

The "Nardcore" punk band Dr. Know in which Kyle played had over 30 members in its history. And he calls Lovebites manufactured. Now even the punks are intollerant and full of prejudice. Many Americans don't know anything about anything, but have strong opinions about everything. Kyle's level of knowledge about Japanese music: 1989. Always disappointing.🤨

[@jefffromchicago6321]

The Fami and LoveBites show! Pop with some Momoiro Clover z influence! I'm in! I'm gonna finally subscribe and buy a cd. No more hate from me. But I ain't joining no wearwolf club!

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Welcome to the wolf... er, nevermind. I'm just glad we have another fan of Lovebites. So, welcome.

[@jefffromchicago6321]

@@ChadTheDragonLord Thanks man!

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

By the way, do you know why the fans call themselves the wolfpack? It's because Lovebites has a wolf pictured on the front of every album and consider themselves the lone wolves in the heavy metal scene - women dressed in white. I believe someone said in Japan they are called the white wolves.@@jefffromchicago6321

[@MrDportjoe]

Yeah there are a lot built bands but not this one in fact a ton of organic bands just don't quite make it. Oh and never forget that ther first NAMM show after COVID different vendors flew both guitarists to LA for demos.. Suggest going back to that first appearance at Wakken

[@guitarzen5999]

Miyako and Midori were at NAMM in January of 2020, right before Covid hit. I know because I was there. They were guests of Peavey and Kemper amps.

[@POWER-LINKS]

Still steadily dropping the ball. LOVEBITES deserves so much better. SMH

[@alexblane-layder3902]

Yeah another impressed pro - no surprise duh- on another note you could´ve clarified some of the questions he had since you been following this band for quite a while now and know some of the background but hey it´s your show ...